1. Florida State University New Faculty Orientation 2019
Classroom Matters
Jennifer Buchanan, Ph.D. Associate Vice President for Faculty Development and Advancement
Florida State University New Faculty Orientation 2019

2. Buttons route to single-sign-on access:
University Portal
my.fsu.edu
Online help:
Buttons route to single-sign-on access:
FSU Home page (FSU)
Canvas
Human Resources (HR)
Financials (FI)
Student Central (SC)
Purchasing (Spearmart)
Report Tech Problems
Business Objects (BI)
Advising Tool (CC)
Concur (Travel)
Research Administration Management Portal (RAMP)

3. Teaching Resources
Quick links for key faculty resources available under the “Teaching” menu.
Faculty Center: convenient access to class rosters, student s, grade rosters, textbooks, etc.

4. Faculty Development and Advancement
and Faculty Handbook

5. Syllabus Requirements
“Curriculum Development” under Teaching Resources, myFSU portal, faculty and staff home for Faculty Senate resources for syllabus:
Written expected student learning outcomes
Evaluation (grading statement) with approximate weight of grade components – stick with these
Prescribed ADA Statement with SDRC
Academic Honor Policy, including specifics re: group work and multiple submission
Classroom expectations re: behavior, attendance
Tutoring options

6. Grade Appeals
Based on fit between what you say in the syllabus about your grading standards and how you actually grade
Attempts to resolve at level closest to where the perceived problem arose. Communication key.
Faculty judgment of student progress inherent in grading process
Burden on student and based on evidence of “arbitrary, capricious, or discriminatory” grading
Students have the right to exercise process, yet not to a specific outcome

7. Test and Exam Planning Final exams scheduled centrally
No finals given outside exam week
No tests during the last week of class, unless there is also a final exam during exam week
Testing Center fills up early in semester and scheduling priority will be given to distance learning courses.
Some students with disabilities take all tests at Student Disability Resource Center
PLEASE CONSIDER RELIGIOUS HOLY DAYS!! (Consult: and

8. Mandatory First Class Meeting
Required to remain compliant with Federal Financial Aid rules (keeps students from receiving aid when they are not attending)
All students must attend first class meeting or be dropped, regardless of discipline, course level, size, delivery method, etc.
Faculty required to take attendance at first class meeting
Methods vary, but online First-Day Attendance tool recommended
Students expect to be dropped!

9. (Screen shot of first-day attendance page in myFSU, Teaching, Faculty Center, Class Roster Tool)

10. For more information: http://registrar.fsu.edu/records/ferpa/
FERPA for Faculty
Federal law, protects student’s educational record
Can release “directory information”
Directory information examples:
Name
Date/place of birth
Local Address
Permanent address
Telephone number (if listed)
For more information:

11. Consider Student Privacy
Students grading papers/quizzes in class or leaving papers in a pile for pick up
Letters of recommendation-need release
Storage of student data in internal databases, USB drives – follow FSU Information Security and Privacy Guidelines
Do not provide list of students enrolled in classes to anyone, private or commercial
When in doubt, contact the Registrar's Office for assistance

12. Other Classroom Support
Center for Advancement of Teaching
Office of Distance Learning
Canvas Support (2:15 workshop)
Veterans Student Center
Student Situation Resolution Team, Dean of Students, Counseling Center, University Health Services
Testing Center
Student Course Evaluations

15. Grey Areas and Instructor Responsibility to Clarify
Note: Instructors are responsible for reinforcing the importance of the Academic Honor Policy in their courses and for clarifying their expectations regarding collaboration and multiple submission of academic work. (In writing and verbally)

16. Unauthorized Group Work
Unauthorized collaborating with others.
Typical Examples Include: Working with another person or persons on any activity that is intended to be individual work, where such collaboration has not been specifically authorized by the instructor.
2015 survey results identify this as the behavior that students are most likely to enact and as one that isn’t typically viewed as cheating by students.

17. Multiple Submission
Submitting the same academic work (including oral presentations) for credit more than once without instructor permission. It is each instructor’s responsibility to make expectations regarding incorporation of existing academic work into new assignments clear to the student in writing by the time assignments are given.
Typical Examples Include: Submitting the same paper for credit in two courses without instructor permission; making minor revisions in a credited paper or report (including oral presentations) and submitting it again as if it were new work.

18. Technology-Related Issues
Recently, instructors have discovered instances of students creating course-based Facebook groups and using them to collaborate on homework and/or quizzes
Students have also used GroupMe as a confidential communication route for arranging unauthorized collaboration
New “tools” use synonyms to help students plagiarize
If you assign individual work outside of class, please articulate your policy regarding collaboration clearly and be explicit about how it applies to study groups on Facebook, GroupMe, and elsewhere online. For more information, see:

19. Online Testing Issues
2015 Survey Results – frequency of reported cheating behaviors (from an average of 5% across all f-t-f exams to 22% collaborating with others, 25% getting unauthorized help, and 62-65% consulting unauthorized materials).
Resources – Testing Center offers proctored services to students who are both on and off campus:
Support for online course development from ODL at: and overall course development from CAT.

20. Academic Honor Policy Cases by Academic Year

21. Academic Honor Policy Sanctions
Academic Year*

22. Teaching Resources
Quick links for key faculty resources available under the “Teaching” menu.
Faculty Center: convenient access to class rosters, student s, grade rosters, textbooks, etc.
CAT and ODL!

23. Thank you for your attention, and we wish you well in your FSU classroom!